Mini-Courses! Private Group Class Training WITHOUT the Group

Mini-Courses Information

What are Mini-Courses?

Our Mini-Courses offer one-on-one private training at one of our indoor training facilities (St Paul & NE Minneapolis) or our outdoor training facility (West St Paul Sport Park). The Mini-Course curriculum is adapted from our popular group class training, but without the "group" part! Each Mini-Course consists of 4 one-hour sessions, scheduled at your convenience and adapted to your schedule within our course offerings. We recommend meeting once per week for these Mini-Courses.

Training Topics

We have six Mini-Course topics available at this time:

Puppy Training & Socialization
Basic Obedience & Manners
Puppy Agility or Agility for Fun
Outdoor Recall
Leash Aggression
Dog to Human Socialization for Reactive Dogs

More details are laid out below on the specifics of each of those mini-course programs.

Our mini-course curriculum is a set curriculum and we will not be able to cover any off-topic issues. If you are looking for customized training, please click here for in-home training (we can also meet at a facility for these sessions) to better fit your needs.

Registration Info

When you click the registration link (further down this page) you'll be brought to a calendar where you can select your four sessions.

Please note: you must select four sessions during the registration process or your mini-course will not be complete.

Alternatively, if you aren't 100% certain of your upcoming schedule, you may also purchase a "package" of four sessions using the link on the registration page. The package sessions do not need to be scheduled all at once and will be held in our system until used. There is no price difference between buying your 4 sessions as a package, or scheduling them right away as single sessions.

Mini-Course Options

Mini-Course: Puppy Training - Four Sessions - $300

This course is an adaptation of our regular in-person Puppy Training & Socialization group class curriculum, but in a one-on-one setting. We've also added some additional topics to help directly address the challenges of raising a puppy, including safe socialization activities and how to help prevent separation anxiety from developing, as well as Potty Training & Crate Training. Each session will have lecture time, demos, activity time for you to train your dog while we provide feedback, and time for questions throughout as well. This course covers Sit, Down, Name Game, engagement and socialization ideas, puppy biting, puppy chewing, impulse control exercises, ideas to keep your puppy busy, crate training, potty training and more!

Mini-Course: Basic Obedience and Manners - Four Sessions - $300

This course is an adaptation of our regular in-person Level 1 Obedience group class curriculum, but in a one-on-one setting. Each session will have lecture time, demos, practice time for you to train your dog while we provide feedback, and time for questions throughout as well. This course covers Name Game, Watch Me, Sit, Down, Stand, generalizing behaviors, Come, Stay, polite greetings, Leave It, leadership skills, and Drop It.

Mini-Course: Agility for Fun - Four Sessions - $300

This course is an adaptation of our regular in-person Puppy Agility or Agility for Fun group class curriculum (depending on your dog's age), but in a one-on-one setting. This course includes equipment such as jumps, tunnels, dog walk, A-frame, teeter, tire jump, table, and more! This course is repeatable. For students that have taken this course previously, or have taken Agility for Fun, we can do Agility 2 curriculum in your Mini-Course. Please note, this course is for fun and is not a competition or trial prep course.

Prerequisite - any of the following: Puppy or Level 1 Group Class, Puppy or Basic Boot Camp, Puppy or Basic Mini Course.

Mini-Course: Outdoor Recall - Four Sessions - $300

This course is an adaptation of our Outdoor Recall group class, but in a one-on-one setting. Each session will have lecture time, demos, practice time for you to train your dog while we provide feedback, and time for questions throughout as well. This class is held OUTDOORS at our West St Paul Sport Park (fully fenced acre for dog training!). There is no prerequisite for this Mini-Course.

Registration for this Mini-Course is separate from the regular sign up and due to the limited availability and scheduling time frames, all four sessions are scheduled at once to prevent overbooking & conflicts.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!

Mini-Course: Leash Aggression - Four Sessions - $400

This course is an adaptation of our regular in-person Leash Aggression group class, but in a one-on-one setting. This class is for dogs that lunge, bark, growl, or otherwise act crazy when they see another dog while on their leashed walks.

Each session will have lecture time, demos, practice time for you to train your dog while we provide feedback, and time for questions throughout as well. This Mini-Course does NOT cover Resource Guarding, Separation Anxiety, or Housemate Aggression, these topics are best addressed with In-Home Training.

Mini-Course: Dog to Human Socialization for Reactive Dogs - Four Sessions - $400

This course is an adaptation of our regular in-person Dog to Human Socialization for Reactive Dogs group class, but in a one-on-one setting. This Mini-Course is for dogs that can react towards unfamiliar people (non-family members), even though at other times, like outside the home, they may act quite shy or nervous around strangers.

Current Schedule

Mini-Courses are offered with Coach Abby H on Thursdays in St Paul at 1pm, 2:15pm, or 3:30pm

Mini-Courses are offered with Coach Clarissa on Tuesdays in NE Minneapolis at 1:30pm, 2:45pm, or 4pm

Recall Mini-Courses are offered with Coach Brittany on a limited time frame. Click the registration link above in the "Recall" section to learn more.

Generally, we post dates for sign up in conjunction with our Group Classes. That means dates are posted for 1-2 months out at a time.

Registration

Please note, this is an embedded scheduling program, you may have to scroll WITHIN the grey area to see all options and buttons.

RECALL sign up can be found on this page. All other mini-course registration is done below:

Cancellation Policy

If you need to cancel your Mini Course session, you may receive a refund or transfer to another open spot if we are notified in writing at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment. Mini-Course cancellation requests must be made to office@thek9coach.com - please do not email your trainer.

Any cancellations made less than 24 hours prior to your appointment are subject to a $50 cancellation fee.